Jurors at Winchester Crown Court heard this week how the mother-of-one allegedly knifed Fitzgerald 22 times in his sleep, the Daily Mail reported.
According to prosecutors, Groves, 27, was “obsessed” with Fitzgerald’s “performance in the bedroom,” and attacked him at her home a jealous rage after she discovered he was exchanging messages with a 13-year-old girl.
Groves’ former friend, Vikki Baitup, testified that the accused killer video called her after the attack, and that she was “giggling away.”
Mr Perian said: “The prosecution case is that the defendant is a manipulative, possessive and jealous woman and in the early hours of July 17 last year she stabbed Frankie Fitzgerald multiple times with a knife in her bedroom and left him to die without seeking any medical assistance to save his life.
“The killing of Frankie Fitzgerald is very likely to be a crime of passion driven by her jealousy.
“The defendant told Vikki Baitup, ‘I just lost it. I just lost it. I picked up my dagger and stabbed him in the neck’.”
Jurors were told Frankie’s murder was planned after Groves revealed to Vikki her scheme to kill him. Baitup subsequently telephoned the police, who arrived at Groves’ home to find an “incredibly strong” smell of bleach in the bedroom.
In addition to Baitup’s testimony, jurors learned details about the Groves and Fitzgerald’s sex life, which reportedly involved bondage, dominance, submission and masochism– including “knife play” with Groves’ four decorative blades.
In a letter read to the court, Groves gave Fitzgerald written permission to “wake [her] up through sexual intercourse from the date of 22 March until further notice.”
Groves apparently filmed the couple’s sex acts on a camera in her bedroom. Baitup testified that she had used similar footage to blackmail previous boyfriends.
“She compiles evidence against everyone to see how she can use them as leverage,” Baitup said of Groves, who she remembered was “not shy” about her unique sex life.
Baitup also spoke of Groves’ history of violence, stating that she once attacked a former roommate with nail clippers.
The “loving” father woke to fight Groves off – but succumbed to the fatal blow, jurors were told.
Groves is then said to have video-called her friend Vikki Baitup before showing her Frankie’s body.
The distressed pal reported it to the police.
In a teary call to the handler, Vikki said: “We were on video call and while we were on the video call she showed me his body.
“I watch crime things but this is real.
“I’m really begging this is a prank and not real, because it sure looks real. Prosecutors said the smell of bleach was left in the air at the property afterwards.
The court heard Groves severed Frankie’s left internal jugular vein, and he suffered at least 17 stab wounds to the chest.
Prosecutors said Groves was driven by “jealousy” after finding messages between her boyfriend and a 13-year-old girl.
She told cops the murder weapon was in a sink, and claimed: “I was gonna call you myself but I needed to get my head right.
“I still took somebody’s life.”
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